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4.5.       Wild bathing in Europe – a challenge for water management

Swimming in natural waters has grown in popularity across Europe in recent years. As a result, the official number of bathing sites identified under the BWD does not cover all the rivers, lakes and seas that adventurous bathers may use. EU legislation, as implemented in national laws, describes main conditions for a bathing site to be designated as official: such as the large number of bathers visiting the bathing site and/or any infrastructure and facilities provided at the bathing site. Because not all potential bathing sites meet these conditions, there are many more bathing sites in use than monitored under the BWD.